Chapter 1.

1 Review in Preparation for Learning Separation Techniques

Elements Pure Compounds Homogeneous Heterogeneous

Mixture Mixture
Definition

Examples:

1. Fill in the table below

2. What is a molecule?

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 3. Can a molecule be an element? If so, give examples

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4. Can a molecule be a compound? If so, give examples

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5. What is a diatomic element? List the diatomic elements.

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6. Compare and contrast homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures

Homogeneous mixture Heterogeneous mixture

Similarities

Differences

More examples

7. What is a salt?

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8. Using common knowledge think of some salts that would form a homogeneous solution and some salts
that would result in a heterogeneous solution.

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 9. Identify the following as an element, molecule, compound pure substance, homogeneous or
heterogeneous solution or homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture. Note only pure substances have
consistent (unchanging) properties.

Substance Element Molecule Compound Homogeneous Heterogeneous Pure Properties

substance (i.e. M.P.,
B.P.)
Sodium
chloride (NaCl)
Liquid bromine
(Br2)
Milk

Copper metal
(Cu)
Fizzy drink
(coca cola)
Sea water
With sand in it

10. Know all of these polyatomic ions

 11. Formula writing for ionic salts.
a) Aluminium chloride _______________________________ Total number of atoms ___________
b) Manganese IV oxide___________________________________ Total number of atoms___________
c) Copper II nitrate______________________________________ Total number of atoms___________
d) Zinc hydroxide_______________________________________ Total number of atoms___________
e) Magnesium phosphate________________________________ Total number of atoms____________
f) Aluminium dichromate ____Al2(Cr2O7)3_______________________________ Total number of atoms____________

12. What is a physical property? Give examples

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13. What is a chemical property? Give an example of a chemical property of sodium.
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14. While a pure substance always has the same physical properties (i.e. M.P. and B.P.) how could you cause
the physical properties to change then? Why might all substances containing copper have the same
M.P.?

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15. To the right is an example of some salt

solutions (Solutions are mixtures of a solute
dissolved in a solvent) What trends and
observations can you make from this graph?

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16. As you progressively continue to boil salt water, what might you expect to happen?

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Polymers

17. What is a polymer?

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18. Plastics are a type of polymer. Give examples of properties you might expect for some plastics you know.

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Ceramics

19. What is a ceramic?

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20. Ceramics are made from ______________________ . They are rigid and usually fragile i.e.
Glass made from SiO2 and Clay made from SiO2 with metals like aluminium and magnesium embedded
in the silicon dioxide.
21. Ceramics can be very strong and rigid for example silicon carbide SiC. Name a very hard rigid ceramic
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Composites

22. What is a composite?

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23. Give examples of properties that might change

due to using different ratios of bentonite and
polymer.

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Metals

24. Metals have what properties typically?

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25. What is an alloy?

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 26. How might these physical properties of an alloy change compared to a pure metal?

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Hardness:______________________________________

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